Seeds Chapter 17 Page 22

The operator comes back on air and begins talking about the swarms, or “platoons” as he calls them, and how they behave. Dylan listens in as he wolfs down the food.

This is what we’ve observed so far, details that have saved lives on more than one occasion, and something you absolutely need to take into account when fighting them. One or more leaders controls each group.

We’ve managed to stay ahead of them by taking this one out first and then the rest before another group can absorb them. You have to be quick though and getting in close to save bullets is risky. We’ve seen a few brave souls emerge from the regular people of the city, but then get bitten when they got too clumsy and were caught when the bastards woke back up.